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Evers delivers his first State of the State Address

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Newly elected Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers delivered his first State of the State Address Tuesday evening at the state Capitol in Madison. The Democrat who defeated Republican Scott Walker in November hit on a number of areas that he has identified as critical to the residents of the state, including good paying jobs, adequately funded K-12 education, accessible and affordable healthcare, a solution to the state's transportation funding dilemma, clean water, and a middle class tax … [Read More...]

Assembly approves preexisting conditions protections

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The future of legislation to protect people in Wisconsin who have preexisting medical conditions remains unclear. The state Assembly passed a bill on a bipartisan vote Tuesday that does three things, in the event the Affordable Care Act is ever repealed. It prevents denying individuals insurance coverage because of a preexisting condition, something known a guaranteed issue. It prevents refusing to cover services that people need to treat a preexisting condition. And it prevents charging a … [Read More...]

Winter storm to drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Wisconsin

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Parts of Wisconsin may be getting more snow than expected as a winter storm shifted overnight. National Weather Service meteorologist Phil Kurimski says heavy wet snow is set to blanket south central and south east Wisconsin. "It's really hard to pinpoint where these bands will set up, but where they are you'll get heavier snow in those areas." A section of the state from Madison and the Dells northeast to Green Bay will be getting anywhere from 6 inches to a foot of snow. Roads are … [Read More...]

Miller Park naming rights go to American Family Insurance

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The Milwaukee Brewers and American Family Insurance announced their new partnership for the naming rights to Miller Park. American Family CEO Jack Salzwedel says this is a part of a larger effort for his company to create a new office location in Milwaukee."And a strategy that includes more jobs, and jobs in the software engineering and data science area. And we've been working very closely with the Mayor to look at different sites." Brewers officials say that MillerCoors will continue to … [Read More...]

Women’s efforts highlighted at Wisconsin MLK day celebration

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The State Capitol in Madison played host on Monday to a celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and also a call to action. The event highlighted the women who struggle for racial equality, and author Rita Coburn said that the unjust racial killings of African American children have to come to an end. “As we build our tribe, awakened women and men must lift their voices across aisles and racial lines for these injustices to stop.” Coburn highlighted the 40 years of activism of … [Read More...]

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Evers delivers his first State of the State Address

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Newly elected Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers delivered his first State of the State Address Tuesday evening at the state Capitol in Madison. The Democrat who defeated Republican Scott Walker in November hit on a number of areas that he has identified as critical to the residents of the state, including good paying jobs, adequately funded […]

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Crime & Courts

Suspect sought in Dells area homicide

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Law enforcement agencies in south central Wisconsin are looking for a suspect in a Wisconsin Dells-area murder.  Robert Pulvermacher of Middleton is wanted for the death of an elderly man whose body was found in a car in the parking lot of the Ho Chunk casino between the Dells and Baraboo on Monday. The Sauk […]

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Packers land 30th pick from Saints in 2019 Draft

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The Green Bay Packers traded the 14th overall pick in the 2018 draft to New Orleans for the No. 27 pick and the Saints’ first round pick in 2019. Following the Saints 26-23 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, the Packers know they’ll have the 30th pick […]

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Miller Park naming rights go to American Family Insurance

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The Milwaukee Brewers and American Family Insurance announced their new partnership for the naming rights to Miller Park. American Family CEO Jack Salzwedel says this is a part of a larger effort for his company to create a new office location in Milwaukee.”And a strategy that includes more jobs, and jobs in the software engineering […]

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